Date: February 5, 1981
Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27. Date: May 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Underarm Bowling Incident at MCG, Australia vs New Zealand,…
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands Begins…
One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: January 2, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Date: November 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Brixton Riot…
Greece is admitted into the European Community. Date: January 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981John Bull Becomes Oldest Operable Steam Locomotive, September 15, 1981Pushkin Airport Plane Crash Kills 50, Including Pacific Fleet…
A massive riot in Brixton, south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries. Date: April 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Ecuador President Jaime Roldós Dies in Aircraft…